With everything going on currently, it has me thinking…
Question 1… I live in PA which is currently NFA friendly. I’m not thinking that will change but lets for discussion sake say that it does, are current NFA stuff grandfathered so to speak or would an individual need to forfeit or turn in their NFA items. Is there history of this happening before to folks in other states?
Question 2… I’m currently waiting on a form 1 for a SBR (sent in early June), if an “AWB” would get pushed through before it gets approved would it have to be compliant to the new law or comply to what things were when the paperwork was submitted?
I have a Colt 6951 that I wanted to SBR as well but now having second thoughts.
Politicians have never gone after NFA stuff. It’s not on their radar because you can’t just go buy it and take it home. It’s gridlocked with bureacracy.
As far as any compliance issues with your pending NFA…
We generally assume that the upcoming proposed AWB will look like the last one in 94. I guess we don’t know what Obama has in mind, or if he can pass what he has in mind, what the pro-gun legislators in Congress will compromise to, etc.
The NFA process wasn’t affected last time around, but even so, post-ban NFA rifles still had to meet the requirements of the AWB. Assuming the new ban is passed and it looks like the old one, the lower you are registering is already “pre-ban”. The rest of the stuff you add is just parts and the rifle you ultimately build shouldn’t be affected, although parts might be in short supply.
Hard to know how those Form 1s/Form 4s in the current NFA stamp queue will be affected. I heard that the ATF had authorized several new NFA examiners, but who knows what Obama is directing the BATFE chief (his appointee) to do these days.
I guess one other thing to worry about is what various state legislatures might do. I can see Obama applying pressure, holding various state funding categories or projects as hostage.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a number of states introduce new legislation to outlaw certain aspects of existing rifles. Laws that are similar to those of California.
Does anyone know how if ARs/components owned prior Cali’s “bans” were grandfathered? ie 30rd mags, modified lowers & modified buttstocks
I have everything for the SBR that I’m currently waiting to get paperwork back on, a 11.5" BCM upper that is patiently waiting on top of a pistol lower at the moment. I just wasn’t sure “IF” there was legislation passed how it would effect parts that were on one currently awaiting approval. Has there ever been states that were NFA friendly that changed to not allowing them? If so what happened…
